Partners & Business Resources

The Baltimore Development Corporation (BDC) collaborates with several government and private partners to provide services that will help your business grow and succeed. We all know how confusing it can be to do business in the 21st century.

BDC is here to serve as your guide to resources in Baltimore.

A BDC representative will work with you, one on one, to help you navigate all of the powerful resources available as you do business in the city. BDC can also help you determine the mix of resources that will benefit you the most—from financing to permits to site selection.

BALTIMORE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION VENTURES

Emerging Technology Center (ETC) The Emerging Technology Center helps early-stage companies grow and prosper. As part of the Baltimore Development Corporation, the ETC also promotes economic development, providing start-ups with business, technical, and networking connections that will help them to become profitable — adding to both the job and tax base of Baltimore City.www.etcbaltimore.com

Small Business Resource CenterSmall Business Resource Center, where you can learn more about starting your own business, preparing a business plan, getting credit, business taxes and regulatory responsibilities, networking, and much more. The Center has a large business library, plus internet access to magazines and newspapers nationwide, videos, as well as literature and self-help guides for your research on a variety of business topics.www.sbrcbaltimore.com

Baltimore Main Streets Baltimore Main Streets provides customized support and public resources to designated neighborhood business districts. Each Main Street organization works on a comprehensive strategy tailored to local needs and opportunities. This public-private partnership effectively leverages private investment and confidence in the commercial real estate market, and spurs economic activity in areas that were thought to be beyond repair. Our track record proves that this model is helping to stabilize Baltimore's neighborhood business districts.www.baltimoremainstreets.com

BDC also responds to business needs on a daily basis via the Mayor’s Open for Business website. Open for Business provides you with the information and guidance you need on how to open a business in Baltimore City. On this site, you will find permit and license information and applications, agency contacts and helpful resources to get you started.

BALTIMORE BUSINESS RESOURCES

Baltimore City Chamber of Commerce The Baltimore City Chamber of Commerce promotes interaction among members of the Baltimore business community. www.baltimorecitychamber.org

The Baltimore Collegetown NetworkThe Baltimore Collegetown Network brings 15 area colleges and universities together with government, business and community leaders to develop and market Baltimore as a vibrant place to live and learn.www.baltimorecollegetown.org

BOPAThe Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts, Inc. is a non-profit organization whose mission is to make Baltimore a more vibrant and creative city in which to live, work and play.www.bop.org

Downtown Partnership of BaltimoreDowntown Partnership is a nonprofit corporation working with the public and private sectors to make Downtown Baltimore a great place for businesses, employees, residents, and visitors. Our efforts have made Downtown cleaner & safer, attracted new residents & retailers, and increased investment.www.godowntownbaltimore.com

Economic Alliance of Greater BaltimoreThe Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore is the regional business development and marketing organization that focuses on bringing jobs and capital investment to Baltimore City, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford, and Howard Counties.www.greaterbaltimore.org

Greater Baltimore CommitteeThe Greater Baltimore Committee (GBC) works to improve the business climate of the Greater Baltimore region by organizing its corporate and civic leadership to develop solutions to the problems that affect the region's competitiveness and viability.www.gbc.org

Live BaltimoreLive Baltimore Home Center is an independent non-profit organization founded in 1997 to promote the benefits of city living. As the single source for information about living in Baltimore City, Live Baltimore provides comprehensive information about city neighborhoods, real estate professionals and home buying incentive programs.www.livebaltimore.com

Mayor's Office of Minority and Women-Owned Business Development The Mayor's Office of Minority and Women-Owned Business Development (MWBD) works to improve the success rate of minority and women owned companies seeking to do business with the City of Baltimore.Minority and Women-Owned Business Development

Mayor's Office of Employment DevelopmentThe Mayor's Office of Employment Development (MOED), Baltimore City's lead workforce development agency, recognizes that people need jobs with benefits and opportunities for advancement and businesses need workers who are educated, skilled and ready to work. MOED uses its resources and leverages those of its federal, state and local government, non-profit, business and philanthropic partners to focus on both sides of this workforce equation. MOED works in concert with the Mayoral-appointed Baltimore Workforce Investment Board (BWIB) to implement a workforce plan predicated on promoting local hiring by providing area employers with direct access to City job seekers who qualify to meet their employment needs and helping City residents become prepared for and connect to these jobs.
Mayor's Office of Employment Development

State of Maryland, Department of Business and Economic DevelopmentDBED, on behalf of the State, works to attract new businesses, stimulate private investment and create jobs, encourage the expansion and retention of existing companies and provide businesses in Maryland with workforce training and financial assistance. The department promotes the State’s many economic advantages as a business location.www.choosemaryland.org

State of Maryland, Department of Transportation – Office of Minority Business Enterprise State of Maryland, Department of Transportation – Office of Minority Business Enterprise is Maryland’s certification agency for Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), and/or Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE) businesses. Office of Minority Business Enterprise

State of Maryland, Department of Transportation Port AdministrationThe Port of Baltimore is known as one of Maryland’s main economic engines. Approximately 120,000 jobs are linked to the Port, including 16,500 direct jobs. The Port is also a major source of personal and business revenue for Maryland. In 2006, the Port was responsible for $3.6 billion in personal wages and salary income and it generated $1.9 billion in business revenues. The Port also generated state, county, and municipal taxes of $388 million.www.marylandports.com

Visit Baltimore Visit Baltimore a membership-based organization, is the official destination development and marketing leader for Greater Baltimore, responsible for generating incremental economic benefits to the community through the attraction of convention and leisure visits. www.baltimore.org

The World Trade Institute The World Trade Institute (WTCI) strives to drive the growth of Maryland’s flourishing global business community.www.wtci.org

The U.S. Export Assistance Center (Baltimore) The U.S. Export Assistance Center (Baltimore) serves companies in the State of Maryland in their pursuit of international trade. www.export.gov/maryland

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The Baltimore Development Corporation (BDC) retains, expands and attracts businesses through the facilitation of strategic Baltimore real estate development and construction projects and business support programs. We act as a liaison between city agencies, business owners and developers to shepherd private development and business expansion/relocation projects, and we provide access to public financial assistance and develop key city-owned properties. Our mission is to make doing business in Baltimore, Maryland beneficial for the business community and the workforce so we can support continued economic growth, job creation and revitalization in Baltimore City.